Tech worker accused in $9 million crypto platform hack

The Justice Department announced the arrest of a cybersecurity professional accused of hacking into a cryptocurrency exchange and stealing about $9 million. Shakeeb Ahmed, 34, was charged Tuesday with wire fraud and money laundering connected to an attack on a cryptocurrency exchange on July 2, 2022. Prosecutors did not name where he worked, but TechCrunch

arrest attack charged crypto cryptocurrency cryptocurrency exchange cybercrime cybersecurity cybersecurity professional department exchange fraud hack hacking july justice justice department laundering money money laundering name platform stealing tech tuesday wire wire fraud worker